Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre was 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.4366 hectares per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
199th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.4366 hectares per square kilometre
in 1994
All-time low
0.1863 hectares per square kilometre
in 1975
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in Mauritania is 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.1863 hectares per square kilometre, in 1975.
That places Mauritania 199th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.259 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.259 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.259 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2581 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2571 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.2581 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.259 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.26 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2697 hectares per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2697 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2319 hectares per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2319 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2193 hectares per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1902 hectares per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1863 hectares per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1892 hectares per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1902 hectares per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1863 hectares per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1892 hectares per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2037 hectares per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2231 hectares per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2426 hectares per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 0.262 hectares per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2717 hectares per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2911 hectares per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3105 hectares per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3299 hectares per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3493 hectares per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3687 hectares per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3881 hectares per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3978 hectares per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4075 hectares per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4182 hectares per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.39 hectares per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.33 hectares per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2599 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2571 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2697 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2084 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1863 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2697 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2852 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2037 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3687 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4231 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3881 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 196 Guyana 0.4594 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 197 Botswana 0.4588 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 198 Kuwait 0.4489 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 200 Suriname 0.33 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 201 New Caledonia 0.3266 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 202 Seychelles 0.3261 hectares per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Mauritania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1995 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.46 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5156 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3851 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in Mauritania was 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land (hectares), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4366 hectares per square kilometre in 1994.
- What is the lowest arable land (hectares), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1863 hectares per square kilometre in 1975.
- How does Mauritania rank for arable land (hectares), per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 199th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land (hectares), per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land (hectares) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land (hectares) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arable land (hectares) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.